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MassDEP detects PFAS above imminent‑hazard levels in Fulling Mill area; Board maps more than 550 tested properties
Summary
MassDEP sampling in the Fulling Mill/Falling Veil area found one untreated well at 347 parts per trillion for PFAS‑6 (above the state's imminent‑hazard threshold); MassDEP will provide a POET treatment system to that property. The Board’s map shows varied results islandwide and staff reported over 550 properties with test results in the Health Department data set.
MassDEP sampling in the Fulling Mill/Falling Veil Road area returned variable but sometimes very high PFAS concentrations, the Nantucket Board of Health was told on Feb. 19.
Andrew Shapiro, the town’s environmental contamination administrator, said one untreated sample tested at 347 parts per trillion for PFAS‑6 — a concentration he called “a really high concentration, a concerning concentration” that exceeds MassDEP’s imminent hazard threshold. MassDEP sampled seven properties…
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